Jeremiah 17:1 (YLT)

Passage

The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, With the point of a diamond, Graven on the tablet of their heart, And on the horns of your altars,

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 17:1 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, With the point of a diamond, Graven on the tablet of their heart, And on the horns of your altars,

Jeremiah 17:2 As their sons remember their altars and their shrines, By the green tree, by the high hills.

Jeremiah 17:3 O My mountain in the field--thy strength, All thy treasures--for a prey I give, Thy high places for sin in all thy borders.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "judah", "written", "iron", "point", "diamond", "graven", "tablet", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "judah" and "written", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "As their sons remember their altars and...", so "judah" and "written" should be read forward into that movement. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "judah" and "written" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.